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School nutrition director proposes 25¢ price increase for breakfast and lunch; board questions marketing and participation
Summary
Tiffany Lawrence reported rising labor and food costs and recommended increasing breakfast and lunch prices by 25¢ each; the board discussed participation, federal reimbursement, marketing to boost paid participation and other strategies to offset program shortfalls.
Tiffany Lawrence, a staff member in Child Nutrition Services, told the Wake County Board of Education that rising labor and food costs are straining the school nutrition program and recommended a 25¢ increase to both breakfast and lunch prices.
Why it matters: Lawrence said the district’s food program operates as an enterprise and that cost pressures — wages, benefits and food prices — have grown over the past decade. She told the board that increasing breakfast and lunch by 25¢ would generate an estimated $17,000 for breakfast and $554,000 for lunch in additional revenue at current participation levels.
Lawrence presented…
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